http://allfloridablog.com Maimi,Tampa,Palm Beach,Orlando,Ft. Lauerdale Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:42:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://allfloridablog.com/monday-morning-reads-tax-breaks-mitt-romney-and-gubernatorial-power/ http://allfloridablog.com/monday-morning-reads-tax-breaks-mitt-romney-and-gubernatorial-power/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:05:50 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/monday-morning-reads-tax-breaks-mitt-romney-and-gubernatorial-power/ TALLAHASSEE — It’s the start of week two in the legislative session, but lawmakers are largely taking off today for Martin Luther King, Jr. day. Check out the top five stories you should be reading this morning to catch you up on last week and this weekend’s action in the state Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/monday-morning-reads-tax-breaks-mitt-romney-and-gubernatorial-power/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/friday-morning-reads-caylees-law-prison-closures-and-slots-4/ http://allfloridablog.com/friday-morning-reads-caylees-law-prison-closures-and-slots-4/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:35:45 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/friday-morning-reads-caylees-law-prison-closures-and-slots-4/ TALLAHASSEE — It’s the end of the first week of session, and the week concludes with a meeting on potential higher education reforms. But yesterday brought plenty of news from the state capitol, including the news that the state would be closing seven prisons. To catch up on anything Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/friday-morning-reads-caylees-law-prison-closures-and-slots-4/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/the-nuance-behind-scotts-1-billion-education-promise-isnt-chump-change/ http://allfloridablog.com/the-nuance-behind-scotts-1-billion-education-promise-isnt-chump-change/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:39:35 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/the-nuance-behind-scotts-1-billion-education-promise-isnt-chump-change/ TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott used his session-opening speech to insist that lawmakers follow his directive to pour $1 billion more into public schools next year. “Floridians truly believe that support for education is the most significant thing we can do to ensure both short-term Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/the-nuance-behind-scotts-1-billion-education-promise-isnt-chump-change/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/wednesday-morning-reads-session-take-aways-2/ http://allfloridablog.com/wednesday-morning-reads-session-take-aways-2/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:31:05 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/wednesday-morning-reads-session-take-aways-2/ TALLAHASSEE — Good morning and welcome to this edition of the morning reads. Yesterday brought the beginning of session and plenty of news along with it. Bills were passed out of the Senate, Speaker Dean Cannon promised major higher ed reforms and Gov. Rick Scott insisted on an increase in Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/wednesday-morning-reads-session-take-aways-2/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/today-in-tallahassee-budget-redistricting-rulemaking-and-pip/ http://allfloridablog.com/today-in-tallahassee-budget-redistricting-rulemaking-and-pip/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/today-in-tallahassee-budget-redistricting-rulemaking-and-pip/ TALLAHASSEE — With the opening-day speeches over, Florida House budget-writers plan to get into the weeds of Gov. Rick Scott’s $66.4 billion budget proposal today, while the Senate will be focused on redistricting — and signaling the divergent priorities of both chambers. The Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/today-in-tallahassee-budget-redistricting-rulemaking-and-pip/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/cannon-to-senate-finish-session-on-time/ http://allfloridablog.com/cannon-to-senate-finish-session-on-time/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:21:45 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/cannon-to-senate-finish-session-on-time/ TALLAHASSEE — House Speaker Dean Cannon used his last opening-day speech as presiding officer to throw down the gauntlet to his Senate counterpart that the Legislature should finish its budget work within the 60-day regular session. “Each year that we convene, the Legislature has one Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/cannon-to-senate-finish-session-on-time/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/gambling-ad-wars/ http://allfloridablog.com/gambling-ad-wars/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:01:59 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/gambling-ad-wars/ TALLAHASSEE — On the heels of a successful first round vote on the destination casino legislation, competing business groups are launching television ad attacks for and against the proposal that would bring up to three destination casinos to the state. (Read the story of yesterday’s Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/gambling-ad-wars/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/tuesday-morning-reads-casinos-corruption-and-politics/ http://allfloridablog.com/tuesday-morning-reads-casinos-corruption-and-politics/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:30:00 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/tuesday-morning-reads-casinos-corruption-and-politics/ TALLAHASSEE — Welcome back to the morning reads after a long holiday break on our side. It was a rather slow time politically in the state capitol, but check the Central Florida Political Pulse for any big stories you have missed in the mean time. And with that, here are the top five Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/tuesday-morning-reads-casinos-corruption-and-politics/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/black-caucus-says-famu-should-act-without-influence-from-political-forces/ http://allfloridablog.com/black-caucus-says-famu-should-act-without-influence-from-political-forces/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:13:46 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/black-caucus-says-famu-should-act-without-influence-from-political-forces/ TALLAHASSEE — State Rep. Mia Jones , D-Jacksonville, released a statement this morning on behalf of the legislative black caucus urging the Florida A & M Board of Trustees to act “without influence from political forces” when it meets this morning to consider the suspension Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/black-caucus-says-famu-should-act-without-influence-from-political-forces/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/voter-groups-sue-over-florida-voting-law/ http://allfloridablog.com/voter-groups-sue-over-florida-voting-law/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:26:05 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/voter-groups-sue-over-florida-voting-law/ TALLAHASSEE — Several voting rights groups have filed a lawsuit in federal court to block a new law passed last spring that made changes to the state’s voting practices. The groups in the suit — League of Women Voters of Florida, Rock the Vote, and the Florida Public Interest Read More

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